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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-07-04
NEARLY THE KU-KLUX.
South Carolina Coiored Labor Clubs Broken
Up by Democratic Horsemen.

CHARLESTON. S. c.. July 2-The reports
telecraphed over the country regarding the
probability Of war of races in Greenville
county are resolved down to the violent sappres-
sion of the colored labor organizations of that
.eighborhood by the white Democratic cavalry
companies In May several colored clubs of the
Cooperative Workers OF America were founded
in Farview, and whom the white people heard
of their secret meetings they endeavored to pry
into tho mysteries Of the organization. The
colored men thought they had perfect right to
their peaceful association, and rebuffed the effort
OF the whites to come in behind their closed
doors. Then some Of the foolish young white
men of the vicinity talked about forcing an en-
trance, and threw faw women into panic by
their sanguinary talk.
Yesterday mass-meeting Of whites was held
at Farview Church, and squad of mounted
and armed men was sent to the residence of the
secretary of the nearest club This official.
peaceable colored man. was forced at the muzzle
OF the pistol TO surrender the list of mbership
which included seventeen men, Other squads of
cavalry were dispatched after each of the seven
teen, and they were dragged before the meeting
at the church, where a court was organized
the lynch-law plan to try them The most that
any of the prisoners could confess to that
they were members of the society and that at
some indefinite time in she future they expected
to strike for as lucrative wages as 81 a day for
farm labor. They all denied the accusations of
the bulldozers that the society coDtem plated any
evil designs against the landlords or any other
white people The illegal cour1 could find
offense for which to whip or hang them. and ac-
cordngiy thev were sent home with warning
that 'sthe white people would not allow them to
form any secret organization" They departed
and the meeting adjourned with exchange Of
congratulations.
Similar proceedings took place at Hopewell
Church, where twenty-one members of the Co
operative Workers Of America were hauled up
ny the cavalry before meeting of the whites,
and were warned and released At this meet
ing fully one hundred strongly armed horsemen
were present and effectually terrorized the
negroes. Although at both meetings the colored
men greatly cowsd to make any re-
sis,ance, it is believed that they will abandon
their lawful organization. The secret of the
whole business is that the disposition of the
colored voters to favor the reform party in
South Carolina is causing uneasiness among the
leaders of the regular Democracy, and the word
has been passed around that organization
among them is to be tolerated. If the warnings
already given do not suppress them more striu-
gent measures will be taken
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A SECRET OF THE WHITE HOUSE.
Showing that intrigue Is Not Lacking at
Our Countless Capital

Showing that Intrigue Is Not Lacking AZ
Our Countless Capital.
Washington Special to Boston Traveller.
The President has interested himself In cer-
tain little affair here. and it would not be sur
prising if somebody's official head fell into his
wastebasket before long. 1t is very difficult
matter to get at the exact facts in the case. but
the story ia that some time ago handsome
young lady applied for position in one of the
bureaus of the Interior Department. She passed
the civil-service examination, and her name was
duly certified to the appointing power by the
commission, along with three others, is the
rule Of course, she was gratfed at her sue
cess and hoped to receive the appointment One
evening she received the card of official with
whom she had chance acquaintance. he was
very cordial in his greetings and congratu-
examination. The conversation gradually
wore around to the point when he told her that
lie could secure the appointment for her, but he
coupled this with insulting proposal. The
young lady ordered him TO leave the house. She
consulted with some friends, and it was deter
mined to lay the whole matter before Secretary
Lamar. which course was pursued. Now, the of
fetal in question has great social and family In
fuence with the administration, and IL was not
surprising, therefore, that the matter failed tG
receive consideration.
But the young lady did not propose to allow
to the President himself. and has it now before
him. OF course. it is not known what the Pres
ident will do In the premises but the official ID
rather restive under the fac. that ths
young lady received the appointment, and that
the suggestion that she should be given place
came from a gentleman named Grover Cleve-
land, whose present address is Executive Man
sion, Washington D. c."
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1t Is Likely tn Work Both Ways, and VIII
Not Receive Party Sanction.

1t Is Likely tn Work Both Ways, and VIII
Not Receive Party Sanction.
Special to the Indianapolis journal.
LONDON, July 3.-The project of Viscount
Kilcoursie to send deputation of English la
their brethren in that country, and make pub
lie report of their findings, is not very we'll re-
ceived. The Viscount is a well-meaning Liberal,
very much in earnest in his belief that the report
OF the deputation would show bad state of af-
fairs, and in this respect he is believed to be
rect But it is argued that Kilcoursis could not
prove in advance that home rule would cure
these evils especially the condition of peas
ant labor in En- gland itself is anything but salts
factory, despite the existence of home rule in
that portion of the empire. It is also said
that if the deputation be appointed
a committee Of Irish workmen to visit England
and report on the condition of laborers there.
This committee would be chosen, not from
among farm laporers but from the ranks of the
artisans employed in the prosperous manu-
factories of Belfast. The condition of these
workmen it is claimed, is as good as that of
English workmen Of the same class. il not bet
ter. Their report would assert that fact and
would be used not only to offset the statements
of Viscount Kilcoursie's deputation but to carry
the war into the enemy's camp It would be in
sisted upon that If all parts of Ireland should
accept the situation Loyalty and peaceably, as
Belfast does, and would devote themselves to in
dustry, the troubles which now render the coun-
try unhappy and make work scarce and i'll paid,
would disappear. 1t is because Viscount Kilcour-
of his plan that they fail to encourage it. and if
the deputation is appointed at all, it will prob
ably be done by the Viscount alone, and no par
ty sanction will be given te its labors or reports
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HELPING WALL STREET.

Secretary of the Treasury Farchild Severely
Criticised for His Action.
Washington Special
in some quarters for rushing to the relief OF
Wall street by anticipating the July interest on
the government securities. "Mr Fairchild has
DONE" said a Western Democratic Congressman
to-day, what we have found the most fault
with the Republicans for doing. They were in
the habit of helping Wall street out of tight
places and soundly abused for it by the
Democrats. Now Mr.. Fairchild. at the first
furry in the street, has followed in the footsteps
of his Republican predecessors The Treasury
Department of the United States is not intended
to be in the interest OF gamble in Wall
street. 1t is true that the Secretary is author
lied by law TO take the step that he did, but
don't believe that the trainers of the law ever in
tended that he should use his discretion for the
benefit of lot of spectators III the country
were on the verge OF a general financial panic
there might be some excuse for the government
authorities TO step in and do what they could to
avert the disaster. / am informed that Mr.
Farchild says if necessary he will anticipate the
governmental interest for three six months.
aud even year. He will also go on the market
and purchase government bonds If he does he
may be served with impeachment papers when
Congress meets
1.-THE June statement of the Treasury Depart
ment shows increase OF over sic, 900, 900 in
the surplus. In May the government receipts
were over $l3. .000. 900, making, in round num-
bers $30 0O0. 900 taken out of circulation in two
months. How long .he country can stand such
contraction OF the currency without producing
panic Is the important question to be cons:d.
cred. financiegs fully as capable as Secretary
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Three Persons Drowned.

PITTsBURG, July 3-Shortiy after 6 O'clock
this evening skiff containing five persons was
eapsized in the Ohio river by the swels from the
passing tug boat j. NJ. Rowell, and two of the
occupants. Richard Lane and wife. were
drowned The other three, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Paine and baby, were rescued by colored man
named Brown. The party was out a pleasure
ride. and Lane who was rowing. pulled into the
waves of the tug boat to friehten Payne and the
woman. The boat Immediately upset and Lane
and his wife were not seen after they went down
the first time. Payne clung to the skiff and
managed to hold up his wife and child until
Brown came to their aid. Lane had been mar
ried but few months.
An almost similar accident, resulting in the
loss of one life, happened in the morning. short
distance from the scene of the Lane drowning.
Three iron-workers were crossing the river in
skiff, when IL upset and they were thrown into
the water. James Brown was drowned. His
comDanions managed to reach tho shore in
MAJ
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Three Murders in Chicago.

CHICAGO. July 3.-Three of fatal shoot
ing and assault occurred in this city last night.
Ferdinand Penneroise, laboring man, was fa-
tally shot by John Healy eighteen-year- old
boy of bad reputation. Heaiy's parents lived in
the fiat over Pennerose, and John was amusing
himself by firing off revolver. PenneroIse re-
quested him to quit, one of his children was
seriously ill. he thereupon turned the revolver
at Penneroise and shot him down, fleeing imme-
diately after. Patrick Healy, his father, on
hearing of the affair. fell down the stairway in a
fit and received probably fatal injuries.
John Okner an inoffensive Swede. together
with his brother Gustave, assaulted by
party of drunken men. He knocked one of the
party down, when all set upon the brothers and
beat them terribly. Before leaving. one of them
ripped Johns abdomen open with large knife.
He will die, and ais brother will lose an arm.
William Fisher, a young teamster, shot
and instantly killed by ball from revolver in
the hands of John Oumondro an attache of a
cowboy show. The shooting was accidental
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BACON'S SHORTAGE.

Probability that the Government will Lose
$4,000 $1,000 of the Deficit.
WASHINGTON, July 2.-The Commissioner Of
Patents to day, with the approval of the Secreta-
ry OF the Interior. furnished for publication a
statement upon the subject of the deficiency in the
accounts of the late Levi Bacon. financial clerk of
the Patent Office. 1t appears from this statement
that searching investigation of Mr.. Bacon's
accounts has yet been made. A committee was
appointed, however, to ascertain, in general
way, what seemed to be the condition of his
accounts. The report of this &C mmittea shows
that there is apparent shortage Of about $685.
600. about 81, 500 of which was in the attorneys
deposit fund, leaving apparent deficit of about
$26. 500 in his account with the government.
against which were found due bills from
ployes and others, dishonored drafts and checks,
and miscellaneous memoranda of indebtedness
aggregatlng about SIT, 200, which leaves wholly
unaccounted for of the government funds about
$ll, 800. OF the items OF Indebtedness men
be collectahle Mr. !Bacon's bond was for $40, 900.
and this amount deducted from the probable
deficiency, will leave loss of from $1,000 to
1000 to be borne by the government The
statement says:
There is some evidence in the Office to indicate
that MIR. Bacon may have been compelled to
carry considerable sum of money that was inn
properly appropriated to political purposes in
1880 There found in his safe the following
memoranda. in the hand writing of Mr. Bacon
Amount paid by Interior Department to Con-
gressional committee for the campaign of 1880,
SIC, 048 so; by Patent Office. 1850; total SILL.
686 80' In a register of the Interior Department
for the year 1880, in which this memorandum
found. there entered up in ink assess-
ments against large number of the employees
in the Patent Office, aggregating $4360 cor
responding with the deducted from the
$16 046 80 in the memorandum. It will be
ticed TINT the $l1 CSC 80 the balance paid by the
Interior Department after deducting what ap-
peared to have been recovered by assessments
upon the Patent Office corresponds within
few dollars with the amount unaccounted for in
Mr.. Bacon's accounts as above stated"
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

large number of prcstratons from the heat
and five fatal cases of suustroke were reported
III Pittsburg yesterday.
The deaths reported to the New York health
board yesterday numbered 256. This is the
largest figure for one day since 1876.
While fishing from the water works pier, at Mil
waukee, Saturday afternoon, Charles Spencer.
bhirteen-ysar-old son of Il. c. Spencer, was
killed by lightning.
Albert Ferrie second officer of the steamship
San Marcus, of the Galveston line; while going
board his vessel at New York. yesterday. fell
overheard. and was drowned.
At Everson. Pa, on Friday. a daughter of J.
Hornsby and n little boy named Long were
burned to death by an explosion of carbon oil,
caused by the girl attempting to start fire in
stove.
Jerome Bittonine and wife, of Kansas City.
loaded boat for trip TO st. Louis and started
on Friday night. When they got far Ran
dolph Point. the boat capsizeo and both were
drowned.
Mrs. John Callan. of 401 West Forty-ffth
street, New York. committed suicide, Saturday,
by swallowing quantity of carbolic acid. She
had been suffering from meiancholia caused by
the loss Of child. for some time.
Nearly two hundred people poisoned.
Friday night, at Amboy, Ohio, by eating ice-
at church socials None Of them
dangerously i'll. Physicians are unable
plain the presence of poison in the cream.
In drunken row, last night. John Black,
farmer, took a younger brothers life with re-
volver. He quarreing at a dance
Cedar Rapids, Ia. aud when his brother inter
fered turned aud shot him in the stomach.
Gustav and Leonard Orange, brothers, aged
twenty-three and twenty, were drowned while
bathing in Buffalo harbor. Saturday afternoon
James Newman, aged seven, drowned an
hour later while bathing in the same place.
The New York Court of Appeals has decided
that 1T is not good defense for mkman who
has sold impure milk to plead that he did not
know that it was impure and that it is his duty
TO know the quality of his milk This decision
it is believed, will apply in the OF all per-
who sell adulterated food of any sort.
Abraham Sands, president of the Denver
Brewing Company and president of the Sands
Cattle Company, of Montana. and also a MEM
ber of the firm of Sands Brothers, of New York.
committed suicide in his room at the Albemarle
Hotel at Butte, NJ. t., on Friday night, by cut
ting his throat. He leaves widow and three
children.
Peter Nepler, an inoffensive young German,
was attacked on Grant street, Pittsburg, yester-
day, by several members of what is known as
the "Owl gang" and beaten badly that he
died. The murder is the elimination of a long
series OF lawless acts perpetrated by the worst
gang in the city, and it is the intention of the
authorities to break up the desperate band if it
takes the entire police force to do IL
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HON. JAMES G. BLAINE.
Little Plain Business Said To Be Involved
In His Trip to Europe.

A Little Plain Business Said To Be Involved
In His Trip to Europe.
WASHINGTON. July 3.-A prominent corre-
spondent of the Sunday Herald Is responsible
for the following story: II heard, the other
day, that Mr. Blaine's visit to London was not
entirely one Of recreation and rest. but that he
had been empowered to transact little bust
1t appears. if my Information be correct,
that Mr. Blaine is largely interested in mines
and railways in West Virginia, and that the
owners of of these properties have
intrusted him 20 enter into negotiations TO sell
them If suitable offer be obtained. What
particular property is to be placed on the market
I, of course, do not know, but the most impor-
tant interest Mr.. Blaine has in West Virginia is
in the just-completed railway connecting with
the Baltimore & Ohio, opening an almost
untouched field of iron and coal. This road haa
been constructed by few very wealthy men.
the leading spirit among them being ex-senator
Henry g. Davis. The report gave details,
and but for its coming from q well-informed
source. one of the close friends OF the Secre
tary of State, and ex-senator from West Vir-
ginia / should not have given credence to it."
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THE FIDELITY BANK.
List of Indiana Banks That Did Business
with the Defunct Institution.

Cincinnati Enquirer.
Following is a list of Indiana banks that did
business with the Fidelity:
First National Bank, Crown Point.
First National Bank, Elkhart.
First National Bank, Evansville.
First National Bank, Fort Wayne.
First National Bank, New Castle.
First National Bank, Plymouth.
First National Bank, Logansport
. First National Bank. Madison.
= Ffrs. zsationa. Bank, Greensbnrg.
First National Bank. Huntington.
First National Bank, Vevay.
Citizens National Bank, Charlottesville
Ekhart National Bank, Elkhart.
Old National Bank, Evansville.
Indianapolis National Bank. indianapolis.
City National Bank, Goshen.
State National Bank, Logansport.
New Albany National Bank, New Albany.
Union National Bank, Richmond
Farmers National Bank, Valparaiso.
Vincennes National Bank, Vincennes
Farmers and Mechanics Bank, Attica
Western Wayne Bank Cambridge City.
Irwns Bank. Columbus.
St Joe Valley Bank Elkhart
Citizens Bank. Greenfield.
Indiana Trust and Safe Deposit Company, In
dianapolis.
Farmers Bank, Muncie.
Orange County Bank, Paoli
Citizens Bank. Portland.
Bank of Remington.
Parke Bank. of Rockville.
John Niven d Co., Thorntown.
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Sensation in spanish Politics.

MADRID July BIN the Senate, to-day, Senior
Castillo made bitter speech. in which he de-
nounced the military party for opposing neces-
sary reforms with the view of upsettlng the Min
istry lie announced that General Rivera the
leader of the party. would be dismissed from his
post of director general of infantry A violent
scene followed this announcement during which
General Rivera tried to pose a martyr. The
government has threatened more severe meas
ures in the premises if necessary. General
bryan, who is popular and highly esteemed, it
is said, will succeed General Rivers.
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Jay Gould Heads or . Rival.

opeclal TO the lnolanapols journal
ST.. LOUIS, July 3.-The most astonishing bit
of legislation ever enacted in this city occurred
this week TheMer chants Bridge and Terminal
Company. which has been fighting for a fran
chise for six months, every move being bitterly
contested by the Gould element, finally pushed
its bill through the municipal assembly in the
early part of the week. Its passage was hailed
by press and people as great victory and con-
eratulations were in order. At a subsequent
meeting. however the assembly in session re-
called the vote by which the bill had been
passed. Gould having corralled majority of the
body since Tuesday revolution in the local
government is threatened.
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Serious Charge Aeainst a minister.

SCRANTON, Pa, July 2.--The Rev Peter Rob-
srts, pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church
here arrested to-day on charge of con-
spring TO procure abortion on a woman
whom he had deceived. The woman is Annie
HusabOl. She states that she made the ac-
auaintance of Roberts while serving in the ca
pacity of domestic in a New Haven family, he at
bhe time being a student in the Yale Theological
School. He offered to settle the case by the
payment of 81. 900, but this accepted.
Roberts was held in 81. 900 bail for his appear
ince st the next term of the Criminal Court.
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Losses nv Fire

NEW YORK, July 3.-The buildings "a and Sc
Franklin street and z White street occupied
by j. O. Preble e Co., envelope and blank book
manufacturers, were gutted by fire this morn
ing Preble & Go. lose about 81 90, 900 on stock
and machinery. but insured The loss on the
building is S18 900
An explosion of fire works at Clifton Staten
Island tonight caused 1876, 900 fire. Gustave
Kress was the chief sufferer.
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Another Chicago Thief Sent to Jail.

CHICAGO, July 3.-Another of the indicted
ex-county officers has been compelled to go to
Jail account of the insuffciency Of bis bail.
bond, this time Harry Varnell. the warden of
the Insane Asylum. The wife OF Commissioner
Wren was on his bond. and the States attorney.
thinking her many schedules were becoming
insecure caused capias to be issued for Var
neips arrest He has not yet secured new
boudsmeu.
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A ST. Louis Lawyer Badly Beaten.
prfaI 70 the Ipdiapanolia IournaI


ST Louis, July 3.-Augusr Binswinger a
prominent attorney was badly beaten in fight
yesterday at the Fifth National Bank He first
got into quarrel with the cashier, C. G. Gre
celius, over some bank action. in which he was
told that he couldn't work black aing
scheme on that bank. He answered with blow
the cashiers nose and was then beaten so
badly that friends would hardly be able to recog-
nize him. He claims that the whole bank force
jumped on him.
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with dirk long bladed pocket-knife. For
several months that part Of the city has been
infested bv a gang of car-robbers and petty
thieves, and it is believed that Mahoney was
murdered by that gang because he knew too
much for their safety No other motive for the
crime has yet been discovered. Several SUSPECTS
have been arrested but the case Is still shrouded
in Inv
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New YoRK, July 3-Although this was the
day set as the limit of Rome's forbearance of
Dr. McGlynns course, and it was expected that
the sentence Of accommodation would be sent
forth, pastoral letter of any kind was read in
any OF the Catholic churches touching the sub
ject, nor was there the slightest reference made
q IL
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Tareet-Tander Murdered

SPRINGFIELD, o., July 3-Between / and
o'clock this morning cold -blooded murder was
committed IN this city, the victim being Dennis
Mahoney, target-tender for the Indiana,
Bloomington & Western railroad. His body
was found about o'clock, near the target
house, on Penn street. in the eastern part of the
city. He had been stabbed through the heart
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PRICE FIVE CENTS.

Edgerton, neither of them has the nerve to tell
the President that either he they must go.
and it is certain that the senior member will
never resign On one thing, however, the COM
missioners agree, that is that Congress ought to
give them So. 900 year each. Only S., 800 is
now paid for their valuable services.